Posted on 04/30/2023 11:40:52 AM PDT by DFG
Should be easy as frankly there are almost no municipalities in the way.
It will be necessary for election times in Nevada.
90 minutes from New York to Paris
Well by ‘76, we’ll be A-OK!
Brightline already has rail from Miami to Orlando.
I suspect, that Dallas to Houston will be next.
Hope they’re building a water pipeline too cuz without abundant, potable water, Vegas will be a ghost town.
For less than 12 billion they could build a new regional airport on each end in half the time.
Is this the “fabled” billion dollar LA-LV bullet train that the California gov’t has wasted millions on? Or is it a private investor doing it in competition with the Calif gov’t boondoggle?
Zero sum destinations if there ever were.
Yes, but it will take people in the LA Basin at least two hours to drive to the train’s western terminus.
What a glorious time to be free.
This is literally the only route in the entire USA where high-speed rail could work - but the economics still don't make sense.
It’s 275 miles it’s a 3.6 hour drive. Fast enough
“It’s 275 miles it’s a 3.6 hour drive. Fast enough”
...except on weekend rush hours.
Don’t you remember that Obama promised the money for this train to Harry Reid in his big give away after the 2008 crash? I remember it because our local news paper kept a comment board running while the negotiations went on into the night. I remember making fun of the promise and posting an altered version of the words to People Get Ready (there’s a train a coming). Of course like most of Obama’s promises, it never came to fruition.
“This is literally the only route in the entire USA where high-speed rail could work - but the economics still don’t make sense.”
Agree, given interest rates today, it will take a boatload of passengers just to cover that expense...and then you have principal and operating expenses.
The thing is with flying, there is all that extra time dealing with baggage: checking it in, waiting for it in baggage claim, etc.
Then of course for the most part, airports are located far from city centers.
With a train, you grab your luggage, walk a few minutes to a taxi, a short ride, and you’re at your hotel. So in the end, it pretty much evens out, plus a train ride is much less stressful.
One wouldn’t want to be aboard such a thing when a wheel bearing goes out.
Will make it easier either direction to lose your money and get the clap.
Trains can carry a lot more people - cheaper.
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